PSYCHOLOGICAL PECULIARITIES OF ICON PERCEPTION DURING PRAYER THROUGH THE LENS OF THEOLOGICAL AND LITERARY TEXTS IN CULTURAL-HISTORICAL AND CHRISTIAN CONTEXT Cover Image

ПСИХОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ОСОБЕННОСТИ ВОСПРИЯТИЯ ИКОНЫ ВО ВРЕМЯ МОЛИТВЫ ЧЕРЕЗ ПРИЗМУ БОГОСЛОВСКИХ И ЛИТЕРАТУРНЫХ ТЕКСТОВ В КУЛЬТУРНО-ИСТОРИЧЕСКОМ И ХРИСТИАНСКОМ КОНТЕКСТЕ
PSYCHOLOGICAL PECULIARITIES OF ICON PERCEPTION DURING PRAYER THROUGH THE LENS OF THEOLOGICAL AND LITERARY TEXTS IN CULTURAL-HISTORICAL AND CHRISTIAN CONTEXT

Author(s): Elena Danilov
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Asociaţia Psihologilor practicieni din Moldova
Keywords: historical psychology; method of reconstruction in historical psychology; Icon; social perception; prayer; hermeneutic method; introspection; content analysis; synthesis and generalization; induction

Summary/Abstract: This research is dedicated to the psychotherapeutic effect of prayer in front of a Christian icon and icon mediated perception, namely the perception through the spectrum period of theological and odern literature (in Christian space, a registered historical decline known as "separation from church" time). In was identified and defined the concepts, as well as the functional pictogram and Christian prayer. For this purpose, it was investigated the theological texts and artistic works of local authors. In these texts the human being according to Christian conception, represent the symbol of a "living icon". These identify the main aim of pictogram as a mediator between human being and Higher Spirituality. The icon perception are "speculation in paints", which helps the person in building a dialogue between him and God, as the higher absolute spiritual and moral value. This research generates a main conclusion, where icon social perception of is an indicator of spiritual potential of human light.

  • Issue Year: 29/2016
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 79-86
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Russian